SYNTHESIS OF ND3+,CR3+-CODOPED YAG CERAMICS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLID-STATE LASERS

被引:136
作者
IKESUE, A
KAMATA, K
YOSHIDA, K
机构
[1] NAGAOKA UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT MAT SCI & TECHNOL,NAGAOKA,NIIGATA 94021,JAPAN
[2] OSAKA INST TECHNOL,INST LASER ENGN,OSAKA 535,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08699.x
中图分类号
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Nd,Cr-codoped transparent YAG (Y3Al5O12) ceramics with excellent optical properties were fabricated by a solid-state reaction method using Al2O3, Y2O3, Nd2O3, and Cr2O3 powders of 99.99 wt% purity. The mixed powder compacts were sintered at 1750 degrees C for 20 h under vacuum and annealed at 1400 degrees C for 20 h in an oxygen atmosphere. The Nd,Cr-codoped YAG ceramics consisted of grain sizes ranging from 5 to 35 mu m and exhibited a pore-free structure. The optical transmittance of a 0.8 at.% Nd,0.4 at.% Cr:YAG ceramic at 1000 nm was nearly equivalent to that of a 0.8 at.% Nd:YAG single crystal. In addition, the fluorescence intensity of the 0.8 at.% Nd,0.4 at.% Cr:YAG ceramic excited by a xenon lamp was double that of the 0.8 at.% Nd:YAG single crystal.
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页码:2545 / 2547
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